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THE
EVERYTHING
BUDDHISM
BOOK
2ND EDITION
A complete introduction to the history, traditions,
and beliefs of Buddhism, past and present
Arnie Kozak, PhD
Copyright 2011, 2003 Simon and Schuster All rights reserved.
This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher; exceptions are made for brief excerpts used in published reviews.
An Everything Series Book.
Everything and everything.com are registered trademarks of F+W Media, Inc.
Published by Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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ISBN 10: 1-4405-1028-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-4405-1028-1
eISBN 10: 1-4405-1163-2
eISBN 13: 978-1-4405-1163-9
Printed in the United States of America.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kozak, Arnold.
The everything Buddhism book / Arnie Kozak. 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4405-1028-1 (alk. paper)
1. Buddhism. I. Title.
BQ4012.S23 2011
294.3 dc22
2010041532
This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional advice. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought.
From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations
This book is available at quantity discounts for bulk purchases.
For information, please call 1-800-289-0963.
Dear Reader,
In 1984 I was at Amherst College with the Dalai Lama for the Inner Science Conference where His Holiness was lecturing on Buddhist psychology and Western thinkers provided commentary. The Dalai Lama's translator took ill and his substitute wasn't up to the task of translating the intricacies of Tibetan Buddhist psychology of mind. The result was hilarious. This is Buddhism in a nutshell; intellect ultimately yields to experience.
Inspired, I went to India after college and found His Holiness in Bodh Gaya giving the Kalachakra Tantra. He also guided us through Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life, culminating in taking the bodhisattva vows I vow to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.
It is in this spirit, dear reader, that I offer this book. Since 1989, I have been practicing vipassana meditation. I now teach this style of meditation at the Exquisite Mind (www.exquisitemind.com) in Burlington, Vermont. Since the time of the Buddha, metaphors have been crucial for teaching the dharma and I compiled many of these into my first book, Wild Chickens and Petty Tyrants: 108 Metaphors for Mindfulness (Wisdom). I also write a daily blog on beliefnet, Mindfulness Matters: Tools for Living Now (www.blog.beliefnet.com/mindfulnessmatters).
These handy, accessible books give you all you need to tackle a difficult project, gain a new hobby, comprehend a fascinating topic, prepare for an exam, or even brush up on something you learned back in school but have since forgotten.
You can choose to read an Everything book from cover to cover or just pick out the information you want from our four useful boxes: e-questions, e-facts, e-alerts, and e-ssentials.
We give you everything you need to know on the subject, but throw in a lot of fun stuff along the way, too.
We now have more than 400 Everything books in print, spanning such wide-ranging categories as weddings, pregnancy, cooking, music instruction, foreign language, crafts, pets, New Age, and so much more. When you're done reading them all, you can finally say you know Everything!
Answers to common questions
Important snippets of information
Words of wisdom from experts in the field
Quick handy tips
PUBLISHER Karen Cooper
DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITIONS AND INNOVATION Paula Munier
MANAGING EDITOR, EVERYTHING SERIES Lisa Laing
COPY CHIEF Casey Ebert
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION EDITOR Jacob Erickson
ACQUISITIONS EDITOR Lisa Laing
ASSOCIATE DEVELOPMENT EDITOR Hillary Thompson
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Ross Weisman
EVERYTHING SERIES COVER DESIGNER Erin Alexander
LAYOUT DESIGNERS Colleen Cunningham, Elisabeth Lariviere, Ashley Vierra, Denise Wallace
Visit the entire Everything series at www.everything.com
This book is dedicated to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha and, in particular, Mu Soeng and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Larry Rosenberg and the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, and Taihaku Gretchen Priest and the Shao Shan Spiritual Practice Center.
Everything changes; everything is connected; pay attention. Jane Hirshfield
Each of you should make himself his island, make himself and no one else his refuge, each of you must make the dharma his island, the dharma and nothing else his refuge. The Buddha
Whoever honors his own sect and condemns other sects injures his own more gravely. King Ashoka
You can search through the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection. The Buddha
Even loss and betrayal bring us awakening. The Buddha
To live fully is to let go and die with each passing moment, and to be reborn in each new one. Jack Kornfield
When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots, but just paint Spring. To paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots is to paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots it is not yet painting Spring. Dogen
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world. The Buddha
All the happiness there is in the world comes from thinking about others, and all the suffering comes from preoccupation with yourself. Shantideva
We are human beings who take form through an impetus to joy, interest, and concern. Arnie Kozak
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